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Atlas H | Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5

Convair | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 9, 1983, 1:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

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Soyuz U | Yantar-2K 28

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Feb. 6, 1983, 11:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite

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N-2 | Sakura 2A

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Feb. 4, 1983, 8:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Japanese geostationary communications satellite

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Soyuz U | Zenit-6U 72

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Jan. 27, 1983, 8:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Delta 3910 | IRAS

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 26, 1983, 2:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Astronomy satellite dedicated to infrared full-sky surveying

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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-2 14

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 25, 1983, noon
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

Taifun-2 satellite used to release up to 24 subsatellites for radar and sensor calibration

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Vostok 8A92M | Tselina-D 39

RKK Energiya | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 20, 1983, 5:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.

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Kosmos-3M | Strela-1M 257-264

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 19, 1983, 2:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military communications satellites

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Kosmos-3M | Parus 36

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Jan. 12, 1983, 2:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Navigation satellite providing location information for the Tsiklon-B navigation system

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Kosmos-3M | Taifun-1B 4

Russian Space Forces | Russia
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Dec. 29, 1982, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Passive radar calibration satellite

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